Fresh Gay Men’s HIV Prevention

posted: 16/03/2011

HIV prevention work for gay and bi men in England has been freshened up in the latest edition of Making it Count. Making it Count is the HIV prevention framework used in England by gay men’s and other HIV prevention organisations.
 

Making it Count first appeared in 1998 and the new edition describes how to do HIV prevention and education with gay and bisexual men. It’s been totally rewritten and is available here. It's produced by the CHAPS gay men's HIV prevention and sexual health partnership.

George House Trust is not part of CHAPS but we play a lively and active role. At the CHAPS conference last week we made two conference presentations based on our experience of the sexual health and HIV support needs of HIV+ gay and bi men.

George House Trust also made detailed comments and suggestions for improving the latest Making It Count.

Risky Choices

The new edition of Making It Count considers the various choices facing men who have sex with men that make a difference to HIV transmission, and puts more emphasis on what motivates and drives men in making these critical decisions on sexual risks.

Making It Count brings education and empowerment together in HIV prevention, in a way that values and respects gay and bi men, including men with HIV. It includes using social norms to influence men’s sexual behaviour.

Best Sex with Least Harm
Making It Count aims to promote the best sex with the least harm among gay men and bisexual men.

Making It Count Briefing Sheets

Making It Count Briefing Sheets are also available. These are handy summaries of the evidence on important HIV prevention and sexual health issues.

Making It Count Briefing Sheets already available are 

• Using fear in HIV prevention
• Herpes
• LGV
• Gonorrhoea, chlamydia and non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU)
• Hepatitis C
• Social marketing.

Future Briefings will soon be added for

• Poppers
• Microbicides
• PEP
• Undiagnosed HIV infection.

Making It Count Briefing Sheets

Making It Count from Sigma Research

Making It Count - Gay HIV Consultation

posted: 19/04/2010

The latest version of the gay / bi men’s HIV prevention and sexual health strategy for England, Making It Count, is now open for your comments. Making it Count, is rewritten and fully updated from the third version, which appeared in 2003.

Making it Count is the planning framework for CHAPS, the multi-agency partnership for HIV prevention and education of gay and bisexual men in England.

The latest edition picks out the key choices facing men who have sex with men that affect HIV transmission rates, and pays attention to what helps motivate men.

It’s designed to bring together education and empowerment, with the values and social norms that will promote the best sex with the least harm among gay men and bisexual men.

This draft doesn’t have the final stamp of approval from the CHAPS partners, but there is broad agreement. They want your views first.

Some of the questions to think about are :

• How well does it meet the sexual health and onward HIV transmission needs of gay / bi men diagnosed with HIV?
• Is positive prevention given enough priority?
• Are men diagnosed with HIV involved enough in positive prevention?

Making It Count 2010 – draft     pdf 840KB

or by direct download from Sigma Research

Deadline for comments      09.00am, Monday 14 June 2010.

Making comments

• phone 020-7820 8022 and speak to Ford Hickson
• email Ford, either with comments made on the pdf or in an email message
• post to Sigma Research, 77a Tradescant Road, London, SW8 1XJ, writing your comments on a paper copy.